In a demonstration of the link between economic and political stability throughout the world, Rwanda has just opened a stock exchange. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/7220603.stm .
This article discusses the issue currently facing Switzerland now that the type of casing traditionally used in a Swiss sausage has been banned by the EU due to its component parts. What does this say about regionalized trade policies in relation to specific ethnic and cultural traditions? See http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/world/europe/03sausage.html?ref=world .